Microscopes
Basic Unit of Life
Cell Organelles
Plant v. Animal
Bonus Round
100
Which part of the microscope controls the amount of light that passes through the specimen?
a. Eyepiece
b. Diaphragm
c. Objective Lens
b. Diaphragm
100
All living things are made of ....
cells
100
True or False: Organelle labeled "F" is found in both plant and animal cells.
True. Its the nucleus
100
This organelle directs all activity within the cell
nucleus
100
Is this microscopic image of a unicellular or multicellular organism?
multicellular
200
If the eyepiece is 10x and the objective is 40x, what is the total magnification?
400x
200
A bacteria cell reproduced and created two new identical cells.
True or False: The two bacteria cells created a multicelluar organism.
False. Each are unicellular.
200
What is the name and function of organelle labeled "D"?
Chloroplast make food for the plant cell
200
A genetic condition that reduced the proper function of which organelle would least interfere with the groundhog’s ability to make use of the energy stored in the pepper?
a. cell wall
b. mitochondria
c. nucleus
cell wall
200
True or False: Each of these different cells have the same job.
False; Different shape and size means different function.
300
When you switch to a higher power objective lens, what happens to your field of view?
It gets smaller
300
While exploring further, the students researched that Chlamydomonas cells have diameters ranging from 0.000000001 to 0.000000003 meters while Sierra redwood trees have diameters averaging around 9 meters.
Which organism is unicellular?
Chlamydomonas
300
Albinism is a genetic condition found in humans and animals. Which organelle would be least affected?
a. mitochondria
b. nucleus
c. chloroplast
c. chloroplast
300
What is the function of the organelle labeled "B"?
Control what enters and leaves the cell
300
Fabry disease, is a lack of waste down of waste in the body. Which organelle may cause this defect?
A. Lysosome
400
Which objective lens should you start with?
Smallest (red) objective lens
400
Does the follow image so a living or nonliving organism?
nonliving
400
True or False: Organelle 11 is known as the protein factory.
True. They are the ribosomes
400
Why is the vacuole in a plant cell larger compared to a animal cell?
Plants need to store more water.
400
Who's playing in the 2026 Super Bowl?
Bad Bunny
500
If you switch from for 4x to 10x describe the number and size of the specimen you will see.
You would see the specimen larger but less of them.
500
What do all of these organisms have in comment?
They are all multicellular
500
How does the nucleus work with the chloroplast?
Nucleus tells the chloroplast to create food for the plant cell
500
Our hearts need to pump an average of 120 bpm which organelle would you expect to see an abundance (most) of?
a. chloroplast
b. nuclei
c. mitochondrion
c. mitochondrion because they create energy
500
Which of the following is an abiotic?
a. rock
b. Tree
c. Frog
d. paramecium
a. rock